Pierre Boulez

WAGNER Der Ring des Nibelungen / Karajan 4577802

The artistic result is extraordinary (with a wonderful BPO and Karajan on the very top level) -- but what strikes me even more is the wonderful sound quality of these recordings.

Miscellaneous /
Gramophone (London) / 01. October 2005

A superb work of art in itself, aided by some brilliant playing from the Berlin Phil.

Record Review /
John Deathridge,
BBC Music Magazine (London) / 01. May 2008

. . a high quality "Ring" . . . Taking advantage of the microphones and Karajan's sympathetic approach, the characters in the operas actually seem to be addressing each other instead of an audience. It's extremely effective and when the "big" moments come, they are big moments -- there is nothing small-scaled about them . . . Karajan does conduct [superbly] . . .